Customer Reviews

Painting with Picasso (Mini Masters)

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The paintings they chose to use in this book are wide ranging in terms of style. The good thing is the paintings are not at all like the super abstract "Demoiselles d'Avignon." They include very realistic works of a boy on a donkey and a boy on a chair. There is even a self portrait at the end.

I don't really care for the writing in this one. There really is no story and many of the paintings' descriptions are just boring. It seemed randomly put together and as if the author didn't know what to say. Even a couple of the paintings themselves are boring, which is not a word that usually comes to mind when I think of Picasso.

Overall, I think it's a good book but it's not going to be for every kid. I think it's a great intro to Picasso, even if they just leaf through it and look at the pictures.

My 2 year old loves this entire series. True, most children like pictures that are realistic because they are learning their first words and want to know what real things are, but Picasso is also wonderful. I find my son opening the pages over and over again exploring, wondering, and enjoying the art.

My daughter owns all 8 of Julie Merberg's mini masters and I find this one a little too abstract for my 2 year old daughter. She enjoys the more realistic pictures but tends to look away and ask for another book when it comes to the pages with Picasso's abstract pictures.

This book includes several of his earlier works as well as some later works appropriate for young ones. Don't worry, no Guernica here. A great book. My 6 month old loves it.

believe it or not I learned something about this great master as I read this beautiful book to my grandchild...in addition the board books withstand many, many readings and many small hands

Art is for everyone--even those under 12 months of age. My 9-month-old twin boys love these books, partially for the art, partially for the rhyming text, and partially because they can chew on them. I like this one the best because it has Picasso's self-portrait.

My daughter is 2 and a half and has been enjoying this book for a long time. I highly recommend this book and the series.

I LOVE these books!!!! I've purchased all that are offered and will purchase any new titles in the future. My daughter is 16 months & loves them!!!!! I would definetely recomend them and will purchase as gifts in the future.

Little ones like this book alot and it's great to have in our home school library. We look for things that will expand on our rather small world at our organic dairy farm. Not much time to visit museums, etc, so these are great.

This is a great book. I have a newborn and am hoping to expose him to different forms of art and science. This whole series is brilliant.